Building on the dark synth pop that has defined our BRAT summer, lyricist and vocalist Brooke, and producer Zone Diem, are looking to take us straight into BRAT fall.
Hailing from Boston, MA, 20-year-old musician Brooke is now based in Brooklyn, NY. She initially got into music growing up, as a jazz and funk drummer, and started writing, arranging and producing her own music in the 2020 pandemic. 2024 marks a return to releasing music, having spent three years exploring her identity and style, and what it means to be a queer person in a binary word.
Taken from her EP, Away Today, You Watch Me Break basks in glossy, aloof production. Now partnering with producer Zone Diem, Brooke’s performance is underpinned by 808s and arpeggios, coming together to create a sound that sits at the intersection of Charli XCX, Crystal Castles and the Weeknd. The instrumentation creates an atmospheric, cinematic backing for Brooke’s vocals, which tell a modern tale of longing and loneliness. You Watch Me Break feels almost like an invitation, to watch her buckle and shift. It is the sound of being afraid of nothing as much as nothing happening.
Check out You Watch Me Break below, and add it to your streaming platform of choice here.